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Click to Play GRITtv’s Laura Flanders talks to Representative Donna Edwards (D- Maryland) about her attempt to get a constitutional amendment to overturn the Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision that allows corporations to spend money on political advertising. Continue Reading →

Click to Play Minnesota State Senator Tarryl Clark (DFL) was one of the speakers preceding Al Franken in the closing program for Netroots Nation. Clark is running against Republican Michele Bachmann for Minnesotas U.S. Representative, Sixth District. Clark encouraged activism through door knocking and online, saying that small active donors can outperform large donors. Continue Reading →

Click to Play Senator Al Franken (D-Min) didnt disappoint as he wrapped up the 2010 Netroots conference. While he thanked supporters and activists, specifically mentioning The UpTake for chronicling the eight-month recount, he cautioned everyone against giving up the fight. Among his comments:Corporations arent inherently evil but they are inherently powerful. They know more about you than you know about them. We didnt get everything we wanted but if we give up now, the Republicans will take away everything that we did get. Continue Reading →

Senator Al Franken talks about The UpTake at Netroots Nation 2010 in Las Vegas “When the main stream media relying on bad information was pronouncing us dead during the recount, it was bloggers like Nate Silver who were able to change the conventional wisdom. “Meanwhile, The UpTake, my state’s own homegrown source for citizen journalism …The UpTake was showing the world that Minnesota is not Florida and that our victory was fair and legitimate.” Continue Reading →

Senator Al Franken (D-Min) didn’t disappoint as he wrapped up the 2010 Netroots conference. While he thanked supporters and activists, specifically mentioning The UpTake for chronicling the eight-month recount, he cautioned everyone against giving up the fight. Among his comments:

“Corporations aren’t inherently evil but they are inherently powerful. They know more about you than you know about them.” We didn’t get everything we wanted but if we give up now, the Republicans will take away everything that we did get. Once, only the government could threaten your First Amendment rights. Continue Reading →

Click to Play The race for Minnesotas Sixth Congressional District office, held by Michele Bachmann, has gathered nationwide interest. Bachmann’s opponent, Democrat Tarryl Clark wants to return the district to its Minnesota roots. Speaking at Netroots, she told us that Bachmanns pursuit of her own agenda hasnt helped create jobs. That people in the Sixth District are fearful, but not about Tea Party issues: theyre fearful of losing their jobs, not being able to afford college for their kids, not having effective infrastructure for transportation. Continue Reading →

Click to Play Sarah Palin isnt the only one to coin a new word during this midterm election cycle. Ari Melber, national political correspondent for The Nation, created the word Breitbarted, or taking a video clip out of context to destroy another person. Right-wing blogger Andrew Breitbart used this practice in taking a fragment of Shirley Sherrods speech to make it appear she didn’t help a white farmer because of race. Melber shared strategies for progressive journalists when he stopped at The UpTake booth at Netroots. Continue Reading →

Click to Play Investigative journalist Amy Goodman spoke to The UpTake at Netroots. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and President Barack Obama, both the objects of her harsh assessment. Reids numbers, Goodman said, are as low as Las Vegass unemployment is high. And his unwillingness to adopt climate change legislation transcends policy to be a matter of survival. ; She pointed out that President Obama was elected on an antiwar platform, but voters didnt hear the second part of what he said about Afghanistan. Continue Reading →

Click to Play MSNBC talk show host Ed Schultz speaks with The UpTake’s Jacob Wheeler at Netroots Nation 2010 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Notable statements from Schultz: Republicans are serious about obstruction. We got to push for more in health care. Are the Dems going to put the public option on the table? When Senator Harry Reid speaks later this week at Netroots Nation, he should anticipate the tough questions. Continue Reading →

Click to Play Arizona State Representative Kyrsten Sinema (Phoenix) talks about how the state came to pass its controversial immigration law and why that should be a warning for progressives to be on the watch so other states don’t do the same thing. ;She spoke with The UpTake at Netroots Nation 2010 in Laas Vegas Nevada. Continue Reading →

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Press release from the Minnesota Poor People's Campaign: Demanding immediate steps to end persecution and deportation of immigrants, 18 Minnesotans were arrested Tuesday morning after they simultaneously blocked the Blue Line light-rail tracks at the Fort Snelling station and an entrance to the nearby Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility at the Bishop Whipple Federal Building. This act of non-violent civil disobedience was supported by more than 200 poor people, clergy and advocates in separate rallies at both the State Capitol Monday evening and at the Fort Snelling station early Tuesday morning.

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Everyone has a story to tell, the person you pass on the sidewalk, stand in line with at the grocery store, sit next to on the train or bus and YOU. However, not everyone has the tools or techniques required to share stories in a compelling and meaningful way.

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